The Nightingale-Bamford School
(2019)
Address
Map
20 East 92nd Street

New York, New York 10128

U.S.
Coordinates40°47′05″N 73°57′24″W / 40.78485°N 73.956727°W / 40.78485; -73.956727
Information
TypePrivate, girls
Established1920
FounderFrances Nicolau Nightingale and Maya Stevens Bamford
Faculty92 (65 of which are full-time) [1]
GradesK-12
Enrollment686
Color(s)pink Silver and Blue
MascotNighthawks
NewspaperThe Spectator
WebsiteNightingale.org

The Nightingale-Bamford School is an independent all-female university-preparatory school founded in 1920 by Frances Nicolau Nightingale and Maya Stevens Bamford.[2] Located in Manhattan on the Upper East Side,[3] Nightingale-Bamford is a member of the New York Interschool consortium.

Overview

Nightingale's Lower School includes grades K-4. Middle School includes grades 5–8, while Upper School includes grades 9–12. It is an amazing private school. As of 2021, Nightingale enrolls 686 students, the student-faculty ratio is 6:1, and the average class size is 12 students.[4] Nightingale is typically ranked among the best all-girls private schools in the United States, and, like many private schools in Manhattan, is ranked as one of the most expensive.[5]

History

Frances Nicolau Nightingale and Maya Stevens Bamford founded the school in 1920. NBS was originally named Miss Nightingale's School, officially becoming "The Nightingale-Bamford School" in 1929. Since 1920, NBS has graduated nearly 3,000 alumnae.[6] As of 2008, the School endowment was $74.9 million.[7]

Faculty

Paul Burke has been head of school since July 2012. He succeeded Dorothy Hutcheson, who was head of Nightingale for the prior 20 years.[8]

Technovation Challenge

In April 2013, a team of five upper school students won first place at Technovation Challenge, the world's largest tech competition for girls. The $10,000 prize was used to develop and market their winning app.[9]

Admissions and financial aid

Nightingale-Bamford's admissions process has received media attention for its strict, high-stakes nature.[10]

As of the 2020–2021 school year, 20% of the student body received financial assistance with $5.9 million in grants being awarded.[11]

Diversity

Over 30% of the student body of Nightingale-Bamford are students of color.[12] The school has a program called Cultural Awareness for Everyone, or informally CAFE. CAFE touches on the basis of not only race, but also class, religion, sexual orientation, gender, and age.[13] To keep diversity at the school a priority, Nightingale recruits actively from an inner-city program called Prep for Prep. Prep for Prep is a leadership development program that offers promising students of color access to a private school education based in New York City.[14]

Partner schools

Nightingale-Bamford has no official partner or brother school. However, the school has activities with St. David's and Allen-Stevenson (both boys schools) and is a member of Interschool, which organizes programs and activities for eight New York City independent schools: Trinity, Dalton, Collegiate, Brearley, Chapin, Spence, Nightingale-Bamford, and Browning.[15]

Notable alumnae

This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (July 2021)

In pop culture

References

  1. ^ "Home – The Nightingale-Bamford School". Nightingale.org. 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  2. ^ "History". About Nightingale. Nightingale-Bamford School. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
  3. ^ "Home – The Nightingale-Bamford School". Nightingale.org. 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  4. ^ "Nightingale at a Glance". 10 August 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  5. ^ Julie Zeveloff (10 April 2011). "The 28 Most Expensive Private High Schools In America". Business Insider.
  6. ^ "Home – The Nightingale-Bamford School". Nightingale.org. 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  7. ^ "Home – The Nightingale-Bamford School". Nightingale.org. 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  8. ^ "Home – The Nightingale-Bamford School". Nightingale.org. 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  9. ^ Contributors, Insights (2013-05-10). "Meet the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs". Wired. ((cite news)): |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ Hymowitz, Kay S. (2001). "Survivor: The Manhattan Kindergarten". City Journal. The Manhattan Institute. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
  11. ^ "Affording Nightingale". 27 July 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Admissions FAQ". Admissions. Nightingale-Bamford School. 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
  13. ^ "Home – The Nightingale-Bamford School". Nightingale.org. 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  14. ^ "Prep for Prep". prepforprep.org/.
  15. ^ "Faculty Diversity Search". Faculty Diversity Search.
  16. ^ "celebrityprepschools.com". www.celebrityprepschools.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2007.
  17. ^ Bumiller, Elisabeth (1999-07-20). "PUBLIC LIVES; A Top Adviser to a Much-Advised First Lady". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  18. ^ "ABOUT SHOSHANNA".
  19. ^ "Sakina Jaffrey". Woody King Jr.'s New Federal Theatre. Retrieved 12 June 2022. Grew up in Greenwich Village, where she attended PS-41. Later attended and graduated from Nightingale-Bamford School and graduated from Vassar College with a High Honors degree in Chinese Language and Literature..
  20. ^ "A Touch of Magic: American Prodigy Beatriz Stix-Brunell Comes Into Her Own at The Royal Ballet". Pointe Magazine. 24 September 2012.
  21. ^ "Sarah Thompson". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
  22. ^ "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Take Care".
  23. ^ "'Gossip Girl' Triumphs Over 'O.C.,' Say New York Preppies – ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. 2007-09-20. Retrieved 2012-10-07.

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